but a fall cost bobek a coveted medal. bobek's fall from grace off the ice has been much more dramatic. >> everything that's happened, i do think this post year i have changed my life around. >> reporter: on monday, the 32-year-old was in a new jersey courtroom to answer for her role in a methamphetamine ring. >> i hope i can help others not to go where i was. >> reporter: where she was is almost unimaginable to fans. in bobek's mug shot from last november, she looked nothing like that young skater with lucrative endorsement deals. >> which is why they have plenty of campbell's soup on hand. >> and a bright future that included this seductive role in "all the king's men." >> at her height, nicole bobek was a geous, and she not only one beautiful but a born entertainer. >> reporter: just 18 years old, bobek appeared on "today" in 1995. >> are you under a lot of pressure right now. >> actually i don't, i'm just letting things go and time will tell, one step at a time and i'm doing pretty good. >> reporter: bobek was sentence